Buddy Handleson (born November 1, 1999) is an American actor, best known for playing Henry Dillon in

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'', Wendell Bassett in

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comedy series ''

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'', and Newt on ''

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'', also on Nickelodeon. On June 25, 2017, he came out as gay. He first announced it in an Instagram post.

Biography

Buddy is the son of Jay and Athena Handleson. At the age of 3, his parents tried to introduce him to modeling, but the young Buddy Handleson did not like it. He was spotted by the talent agent Cathy Steele based in Orlando. He started auditioning for acting roles at the age of 7 and taking acting lessons with Romeo Marquez. In 2010, he co-starred in an episode of ''

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'', and guest-starred in an episode of ''

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'' (role of Gabe AKA "Asskiss" in episode ''Kisses and Beads''). In February 2013, he landed the lead role of Wendell Bassett in '' Wendell and Vinnie''.

Filmography

Personal life

Handleson lived in Burbank with his mom from 2012–2014 and then moved to

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. On June 25, 2017, Handleson came out as

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through a caption on an Instagram photo depicting him in front of a pride flag. He wrote, "Over the past couple of years I've become more and more comfortable with my sexuality and I think I'm ready to share it with the world. I'm finally at a place in life where I can say 'I'm proud of who I am. I'm proud to be gay.'"

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* 1999 births Living people Male actors from California American male child actors American male television actors American gay actors LGBT people from California People from Danville, California 21st-century American LGBT people {{US-tv-actor-1990s-stub